From 110f775d8e72dc5cb7bd39d9afe7c07b0a16389e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GDN <96800819+GDNgit@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 08:57:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fixes some locate checks being in world (#25365)

---
 code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/pinpointer.dm | 6 +++---
 code/game/gamemodes/wizard/spellbook.dm   | 3 +--
 code/modules/events/blob/overmind.dm      | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/pinpointer.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/pinpointer.dm
index 6ed2761e5c4..c988d1709eb 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/pinpointer.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/pinpointer.dm
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@
 
 /obj/item/pinpointer/proc/scandisk()
 	if(!the_disk)
-		the_disk = locate()
+		the_disk = locate() in GLOB.poi_list
 
 /obj/item/pinpointer/proc/scanbomb()
 	if(!syndicate)
 		if(!the_bomb)
-			the_bomb = locate()
+			the_bomb = locate() in GLOB.poi_list
 	else
 		if(!the_s_bomb)
-			the_s_bomb = locate()
+			the_s_bomb = locate() in GLOB.poi_list
 
 /obj/item/pinpointer/proc/point_at_target(atom/target)
 	if(!target)
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/spellbook.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/spellbook.dm
index d175fcbf6ad..022c69dc6aa 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/spellbook.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/spellbook.dm
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
 	return FALSE
 
 /datum/spellbook_entry/proc/Refund(mob/living/carbon/human/user, obj/item/spellbook/book) //return point value or -1 for failure
-	var/area/wizard_station/A = locate()
-	if(!(user in A.contents))
+	if(!istype(get_area(user), /area/wizard_station))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can only refund spells at the wizard lair.</span>")
 		return -1
 	if(!S) //This happens when the spell's source is from another spellbook, from loadouts, or adminery, this create a new template temporary spell
diff --git a/code/modules/events/blob/overmind.dm b/code/modules/events/blob/overmind.dm
index 026712d5ec2..12919ff6944 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/blob/overmind.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/blob/overmind.dm
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 		status_tab_data[++status_tab_data.len] = list("Power Stored:", "[blob_points]/[max_blob_points]")
 
 /mob/camera/blob/Move(NewLoc, Dir = 0)
-	var/obj/structure/blob/B = locate() in range("3x3", NewLoc)
+	var/obj/structure/blob/B = locate() in range(3, NewLoc)
 	if(B)
 		loc = NewLoc
 	else